Inside the Atari 1200XL

I recently purchased an Atari 800 collection on Facebook Marketplace and the seller was kind enough to throw in a non-working Atari 1200XL that they also had. I’ve never owned or used a 1200XL and was happy to get this fascinating Atari computer that, at least at the time, was a well-known flop.

It is obviously not in the best of shape and didn’t even co…